Songs We Sing

By Katie Redmon

In this raw, deeply felt novel--perfect for fans of Miranda July--Tara Harris wrestles with two deeply contradictory longings as she makes her way from orphaned girlhood to marriage and motherhood: the desire to be loved, and the desire to be alone.

Orphaned at five, closeted by thirteen, Tara Harris turns to writing to survive her adolescence. Raised in the Midwest by her brilliant but difficult sister, Amy, Tara's feelings of inadequacy manifest as bulimia and self-harm, with an old electric typewriter her only means of escape.

Years after leaving her lonely childhood behind, Tara, now an openly queer public interest attorney in New York City, falls hard for Joni, who loves her in the way she's always hoped for, flaws and all. But even after marriage, Tara feels caged by isolation. Can she find beauty and meaning in the darkness she feels powerless to escape? And even if she can, will that be enough?

Searingly honest and lyrically written, Songs We Sing is an examination of the fundamental human need to be known and understood, what we sacrifice in choosing to live unseen, and the responsibility we have to ourselves to chase joy--no matter how fleeting.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HNH56J23
• ISBN13: 9798896365426
• Release Date: June 2027
• Publisher: She Writes Press
• Length: 256 Pages